Mysore Veggie

Many vegan options and the staff was knowledgeable about vegan dishes, which seems hard to find at other local Indian places. The lentil donuts and the dosai were great! Would have have given five stars but the service was a little lacking.

Mysore’s is good. It’s nothing super fancy, but it’s a decent, small restaurant.
It’s vegetarian and vegan. They have nice platter dishes that you can get that have a sampling of many different things. I recommend it for Indian and for vegetarian.

I love this place. It’s difficult to find vegan dining. Many places will try to accomodate you off-​menu but it’s hit-​or-​miss whether they actually know what vegan means. Mysore completely understands.
We got a vegan thali, which happens to allow unlimited refills. I left full and happy. The place is a little cold so dress warm.

In a nutshell: Food is good. Ambiance is questionable.
The food was really good and satisfied our strict mysorean palette. We tried several dishes — mysore masala dosa, vada sambar, bisi bele bath, thali meals and gobi manchurian (yes, we were hungry!). The spices were great.
The downside to the place is its rather bland interiors and poor customer service. There was just one waiter and he kept forgetting our orders. Also, we felt it could use some more «mysore» touch — after all, it is called mysore veggie. Maybe pictures of Mahishasura or Nandi or Chamundi Hills? Same goes for the music as well.
Lastly, the place was FREEZING! Although they were trying really hard with space heaters, it just didn’t cut it.
All said and done, we’ll probably go back when we are really desperate for mysore food, but we’ll remember to keep our jackets on :)

We were super pleased to find this little gem in Lowell. I ordered my three favorite things (all of which happen to be some sort of fried dough + potato, so sue me), and they were all awesome!
The samosas were large and flavorful, perfectly spiced. Wished they served it with tamarind chutney, but it was okay with out it.
The masala dosa was also good, with reallllly tasty dosa batter (I hate it when the batter is bland — this tasted lightly sour, YUM!) and a nice filling that contained semi-​firm lentils for a nice texture.
I also got an aloo paratha which was awesome!
A great place to go if you’re vegan, as they know what vegan means, so you don’t have to explain it. Wish they had a vegan dessert on the menu, but it’s probably better they don’t, because I was stuffed!

This restaurant is really over rated– bland and boring,
It was average rating of «4» when I went, and I thought maybe the «1» ratings I saw, were people who just didn’t know anything about indian vegetarian food.
…too much ginger, too little salt, undercooked samosas and tasteless pakora. Nearly empty dosa shells. Very sour mango lassi.
Plastic cups that could hardly stand up to holding a glass of water.
The only saving grace was the sambar and friendly staff, but this is not enough to ever have our family return to this restaurant.

I went with a group 10 people. We had a fabulous time splitting the gobi manchurian (with gravy), samosa chat, and paneer pakoras. For our main meals everyone had dosas. I was happy with my spring dosa — which I asked for with cheese. Yum! Also, half the table got the mysore masala dosa. They all said it was good, but the masala came on the side, which I will admit is a bit strange. The paneer dosa was a disappointment to others at our table. They expected more paneer and a better taste. Overall, I was happy with my meal and I would love to go back again.

Most Indian restaurants in the US tend to serve more North Indian food (naan, chicken tikka masala, palak paneer — you know what I’m talking about), which while delicious, is pretty different from South Indian food (dosas, sambhar, wadas, idlis), which is slowly and FINALLY beginning to show up in places like this one!
The menu here offers a solid selection of dosa varieties and staple South Indian meals, and tastes authentic too! While their coconut chutney wasn’t the best I’ve had, their sambhar — and this is the lithmus test for South Indian cooking — was excellent! I’m definitely going back again, and can’t wait to check out their lunch and Wednesday dinner buffets!

This is my Indian take-​out place of choice. Their food is always so fresh and the staff is great. The last few time I’ve been. I was a bit early. so they sat me at a table and served me some mango juice while I waited. At night. they always have crazy techno/​dance indian music playing which rocks. I’ve always wanted to ask them if they would make me a mix cd of their tunes. Overall, if you’re looking to try some great vegetarian Indian food, Mysore is the place to go.

we stopped here on our way through mass. one sunday and were lucky to catch the vegetarian buffet with unlimited dosai. its a tiny little place in a strip mall off the main road with only a few tables — i dont know if thats because the center of the restaurant was taken up by the buffet, but it seems like it could seat like 30 people tight. buffets like this are great — lots of different things, things i have never seen on menus before. all veg, all the time here so no worries of mystery meat surfacing in my dal. i didnt know lowell had a huge selection of great vegetarian indian restaurants. definitely want to go back to check this place out on a non-​buffet day.

My wife and I love this small, unpretentious gem, tucked away in a strip mall near Drum Hill. Always cheerful and lively when we’re there, it seems to be a popular family destination among the Indian community in this area, which says ‘down home’ cooking to me.
As I tell my foodie friends, if you fell in love with the first invasion of northern Indian cooking in this country — tandoori and all that — it’s time to whet your taste buds and discover southern Indian cooking. It’s every bit as exciting. If they’re geographically challenged, I also advise them not to be put off by the name Mysore: it’s a city in India, not a medical problem.
I’m not a vegetarian, but this is real comfort food to me — after a thousand years of cooking with lentils, potatoes, cauliflower, and chick peas, the pleasures of this region’s cooking are amazing. My wife and have been hooked for a couple of years, and have to have a Dosa fix periodically. On our first visit here, I ordered something off the lunch menu (it might have been the bisi bele bhath). Whatever it was, it came with a little side of home fries, whose aroma of roasted mustard seeds (I think) drove me wild. Such unexpected touches with even the simplest dish is an example of the subtle and masterful use of spices in this cooking.
If you’re new to this cuisine, you can’t go wrong with a plain dosai or uttapam — imo, too many toppings distract from the pure delight of the basic dish. You can try a more elaborate one next time. The breads and vegetables are fine too.
The chef is from Pondicherry, and is happy to tell you about his cooking. I had a chat with him about his ‘chilli vada’, comparing it to the Mexican classic chile relleno (tho the vada’s pepper was a lot hotter than a poblano). The staff is unfailingly hospitable and helpful, too.